Committee on Market Access - Notification pursuant to the Decision on Notification Procedures for Quantitative Restrictions (G/L/59/Rev.1) - 2022 - 2024 - Kyrgyz Republic - Addendum

NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE DECISION ON NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/Rev.1)

Kyrgyz Republic

Addendum

The following communication, dated 29 February 2024, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic.

 

A.      Notifying Member:  The Kyrgyz Republic

B.      Date of notification:  29 February 2024

C.      First time notification:

      Yes

      No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol): G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.28

D.      Type of notification:

      1.  Complete (i.e. notification of all quantitative restrictions in force)

      2.  Changes to a notification previously made in ____________ which are of the following nature:

            2.1   Introduction of new restrictions, as listed in Section 1.

            2.2   Elimination of restrictions, as described in G below.

            2.3   Modification of a previously notified restriction, as described in Section 1.

      3.  Reverse notification of restrictions maintained by (Member):

E.     The notification provides information for the following biennial period (e.g. 2012‑2014): 2022-2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 17 February 2024

F.      This notification contains information* relating to:

      Section 1:   List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force.

      Section 2:  Cross-reference to other WTO notifications with information on quantitative restrictions that are currently in force and additional information.

G.      Comments of a general nature, including a description of the elimination of restrictions notified under D.2.2 and the date they ceased to be in force.

The Kyrgyz Republic notifies of two temporary measures:

The Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic #50, dated 5.02.2024 on the temporary export restriction of ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel (HS Code 7204) outside the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic entering into force on the 17 February 2024 for a duration of 6 months.


Section 1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force

 

QRNo

General description of the restriction

Type of restriction

 

Tariff line code(s) affected, based on HS (2012)

Detailed Product Description

WTO Justification and Grounds for Restriction, e.g., Other International Commitments

National legal basis and entry into force

Administration, modifcation of previously notified measures,

and other comments

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1

Temporary export prohibition of ferrous waste and scrap, remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel

P-X

7204

Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel

GATT Article XI:(2)(a)

Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic #50 dated 05.02.2024.

 

Entered into force on the 17 February 2024 for a period of 6 months.

The Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic #550 dated 05.02.2024 adopts the  temporary export restriction of ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel outside the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic

entering into force ten days after the date of the publication.

 

This is an extension of the measure which was previously notified in G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.25

 

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